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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Not specified. Council. It is requested that the council order a writ to the governor,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/164/8164
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This record is about the Not specified. Council. It is requested that the council order a writ to the governor,... dating from [c. 1378] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/164/8164
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1378]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Not specified.
- Addressees
- Council.
- Nature of request
- It is requested that the council order a writ to the governor, mayor and aldermen of Calais to enquire of which tenements John Brocas died seised in his demesne as of fee, who has held them since his death, and by what title and in what manner, and that the inquest be returned so that justice can be done for Bernard Brocas, his son and heir.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let a writ be returned to the treasurer and mayor of Calais to determine the matter written within.
- Places mentioned
- Calais, [France].
- People mentioned
- Captain, mayor and aldermen of Calais
- John Brocas
- Bernard Brocas, son and heir of John Brocas.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1378, with reference to Burrows, Family of Brocas.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294009/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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